MBB Offensive inbound vs Cairn
Tyler Schueck
108
Winner Cairn CUMBB 2-2
98
Penn State Berks PSBM 0-6
Winner
Cairn CUMBB
2-2
108
Final
98
Penn State Berks PSBM
0-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Cairn CUMBB 35 58 15 108
Penn State Berks PSBM 37 56 5 98

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's basketball drops OT thriller to Cairn in home opener

READING, PA - The Penn State Berks men's basketball team erased a 10 point deficit in the final 1:03 of regulation, but were unable to keep it going in the extra period as the Nittany Lions fell 108-98 in overtime to Cairn University in a non-conference contest on Tuesday night at the Beaver Community Center.

The Nittany Lions trailed by seven points through the opening 10 minutes of the contest before going on a 25-8 run to go ahead by 10 points with 3:40 until the halftime break. The Highlanders chipped away at the hole and had a buzzer beating layup to make it a 37-35 game in Berks' favor at the half.

In the second half, Cairn tied the game up four different times,but the Nittany Lions immediately went back up ahead in the early going. The Highlanders grabbed their first lead of the second half with 14:23 to go. Over the next seven plus minutes of the game, they increased the lead to double-digits (13 points). Berks did not give up and saw themselves down by 10 points with 1:03 to play.

From there, E'drise Hightower made a layup and the defense forced a turnover on the ensuing inbound pass. Latrell Carroll forced his way down low for a layup and knocked down his free throw for an old fashioned three-point play. Now trailing 92-87 with 25 seconds left, the Highlanders missed both shots at the foul and and Monty Farmer drilled a 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go to make it a two point game (92-90). Berks fouled right away and the Highlander player made 1-of-2 shots at the line. Trailing by three, Hightower raced down the court and drove the lane where he made an acrobatic layup and was fouled in the process. He hit his free throw to even the score at 93-all with under four seconds remaining. Cairn got off a desperation 3-pointer, but it landed well short of the mark.

In the overtime period, Cairn tallied the first seven points to go ahead 100-93 with 3:15 left. Farmer made a layup and then knocked down a 3-pointer later in the period, but the Highlanders were able to put things away in the final minute.

Matt Seip turned in a career performance for the Nittany Lions, finishing with his first double-double of the season. The senior forward recorded a personal-best 31 points on 13-of-26 shooting from the floor and going 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. In addition, he matched his career-high in rebounds after grabbing 10 boards. Seip also dished out a team-high four assists.

Carroll had a monster second half to help the Nittany Lions comeback bid. The freshman forward notched his third double-double of the season with 27 points and 11 boards, while also adding three steals, two blocked shots, and one assist. Carroll was held in check in the first half, but shot 10-of-11 from the floor for en route to 23 points in the second period. He also tallied seven off his rebounds after the break.

Hightower finished the game with a season-high 16 points with five rebounds and three assists in 39 solid minutes of action. Farmer and Robbie McHugh each chipped in eight points, while Steve Luchansky had three points and four boards.

Julian Collazo had 32 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals to lead the Highlanders. Josh Decker drained six 3's and finished with 20 points, while Justin Dean added 17 points and 12 boards.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Stevenson University for a non-conference tilt on Saturday, November 24 at 2 p.m.



 
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